Shathur

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I've got a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering and am employed as a software developer, working mainly with Android and apps. I have a wide range of interests, with computing and linguistics being the greatest.

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Aug 9	comment	Will (or “do”) people in heaven get to interact with Jesus, independent of massive crowds? God is not limited by time (cf. 2 Pet 3:8). I don't think that God would let neither time nor space hinder him from spending "time" alone with his beloved in heaven. :)
Aug 6	comment	Reason for creating unnecessary creatures I too have asked myself this question many times, especially those times when lying in bed, trying to sleep and I suddenly hear that annoying sound of a mosquito ...
May 31	comment	Why did the Lord create Goliath? @warren Interesting. In my Swedish translation, it seems that David says that Goliath has taunted the army of God. When reading it again, it is clear that the sentence can also be interpreted as though Goliath taunted God.
May 31	comment	Why did the Lord create Goliath? The Israelites were used as Gods tool for punishing the wicked surrounding people, which in turn were used to punish the Israelites when they turned from God.
May 31	comment	Why did the Lord create Goliath? It seems that I remembered it wrong. As you say, he defied the army of the Israelites, that is: he defied the army of the living God. One might say that he did this because he was not an Israelite, which would then be the reason but not the crime itself. In Deut. 18:10-11, God forbids the Israelites from doing things like sacrificing their children in fire and engaging in witchcraft. In verse 12 God says that it is because of these detestable practices that God drove out the Canaanites before the Israelites. Not just because they were not Israelites.
May 31	comment	Why did the Lord create Goliath? The Israelites were ordered to destroy the other tribes because of their countless crimes, not because they weren't Israelites. In multiple places throughout the Old Testament, God says that he does not rejoice over the death of the sinner, but wishes all to repent. The mission of the Israelites was to be the light and salt to all of mankind. So what did Goliath really do? He defied and cursed the Holy of Israel.
May 10	comment	Can a non-Christian sell his soul? @MarcGravell Jay's assumption is not incorrect. Your conclusion that it is, is based on the assumption that sin is (at least mostly) the same as the things considered bad by the society. That assumption is wrong, thus your conclusion is wrong. Many things that are considered bad by the society is not sin and many things that are considered good by the society is sin, because the society has turned from God and therefore it cannot (completely) distinguish real bad (sin) from real good.
Apr 23	comment	Biblical Prophecy and Fulfillment There is actually at least one more point to the validity of the gospels. The gospels are often held true because together they present an intact gospel, but they still differ. If four persons makes up a lie, they see to it that they have the same story, right? Also, most of the apostles died as martyrs, and what would they gain by dying for a lie?
Feb 24	comment	Why is the Bible so short? @cwallenpoole Right. ^^ I didn't catch the joke due to the lack of smilies. ;)
Feb 24	comment	What are the reasons for calling oneself a “follower of Jesus” rather than a Christian? I'd like to point out that using the term "follower of Christ" doesn't have to mean that one doesn't use the term "Christian".
Feb 24	comment	Why is the Bible so short? @cwallenpoole The six additional books are deuterocanonical books, considered canon by the Catholics and not considered canon by the Protestants.
Feb 17	comment	Is “the ends justify the means” compatible with Christianity? Also, Jeremiah 38:24-28, the king tells him to not tell the officials of their conversations and that if they ask him, he should tell a lie about the intent. Jeremiah did just so, and as far as I know there's no condemnation for this.
Feb 17	comment	Is “the ends justify the means” compatible with Christianity? In Joshua, when Rahab was asked by the guards if she had seen the Hebrew spies, she told them a lie, still Rahab isn't condemned for this and this act is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible (AFAIK). At the contrary, Rahab is mentioned as a person of fath in Hebrews 11:31 and good works in James 2:25. While the second verse mentions that she took them in, it doesn't mention her lie.
Jan 31	comment	What are the benefits of a red letter edition Bible? I have a Swedish red letter edition Bible from the Gideons International (NT and Psalms).
Jan 13	comment	Are Christians “friends of God”? Note that Jesus didn't call them his friends until he said this. Until that, they were his servants and not his friends. The servant doesn't know what the master is planning and I think this is true for many Christians today. Many have lost the focus on the personal relationship with God, instead focusing only on what he can do for us. I'd strongly recommend Drawing Near by John Bevere.
Jan 13	comment	Was the marriage between Abraham and Sarah incestuous? I actually found the answer when writing this question, but I didn't want to answer it immediately myself. I found two articles discussing this: The first article covers the same ground as the two previous answers. The second article goes a bit deeper and adds that the prohibition by Moses probably was instituted partly for legal issues, inheritance and such.
Jan 11	comment	Is Christianity with reason wrong? Just this new years eve, I listened to a pastor that said that in the beginning he tried to reach God by reason. His conclusion was that you can find God and know some about him, but reason only takes you so long. At some point, you need to take a leap of faith and just try. Tell God that you want to give him a chance and try if all that the Bible says is true. God will most definitely accept the challenge.
Jan 11	comment	Is the Wayseers Movement a Christian movement? I suggest: "Does the Wayseers Movement consider themselves a Christian movement?"
Jan 11	comment	Bible Contradictions @MarcGravell There are more than one level of will. It is not just a question of willing or not willing. A father sometimes has to discipline his child. It is not his desire to do it, but he recognizes that not doing it would (eventually) yield grave consequences. Therefore he disciplines his child, not by force and not by desire, but for everyone's best. God does the same thing. He punishes the wicked because he is loving and just, it is his very nature that urges him to do it, not external forces (for there is none).
Jan 11	comment	Atheism is the default position. Isn't the burden of proof on the Christian to assert that God exists? @MarcGravell I guess we disagree, then. Furthermore, I agree with you that society should not base it's instituted morals on something other than that which the majority of the people agrees with. I believe, however, that the laws of life (cause and effect in our lives) follow specific rules that our society has understood, in part. These rules are written in the Bible (by the creator and institutor of these very rules).